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Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld's first semester as a member of the UI Anthropology faculty has been filled with more than an ambitious teaching schedule. Additionally, he's been pursuing his interests in the consumption side of economic anthropology by putting together a faculty workshop on the issue with other new interdisciplinary faculty members. Soon he will begin work on the American Indian and Native Studies Program Steering committee, as a result of his eight years experience with indigenous peoples in the Andean highlands.
Colloredo-Mansfeld received his PhD and MA from UCLA. His MA research focused on the architecture as a dialogue of economic priorities in Otavalo, Ecuador. He returned to Otavalo for his dissertation work on material culture and community use -- how consumption determines identity and class relationships. His first book, The Native Leisure Class: Consumption and Cultural Creativity in the Andes, will be published next year based upon his work in the Andes. He presented a paper in December at the AAA conference on vigilante justice and ethnic relations which is an extension of his interest in Indian identity.
Colloredo-Mansfeld's fall teaching schedule included Introduction to the Study of Culture and Society and a Special Topics in Anthropology course, Culture and Consumption. His spring (continued on page 2)
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